A NEW ORGANISATION CELEBRATING the RICHNESS and VARIETY of the CONTEMPORARY BRUSSELS ART SCENE
Participating Venues
Alice Gallery
Almine Rech
Ballon Rouge
Baronian
BEIGE
Belgian Gallery
Damien & The Love Guru
De Brock Gallery
dépendance
Espace Constantin Chariot
Esther Verhaeghe Art Concepts
Felix Frachon Gallery
Frédérick Mouraux Gallery
Galerie Christophe Gaillard
Galerie de la Béraudière
Galerie Dys
Galerie Eric Mouchet
Galerie Greta Meert
Galerie La Forest Divonne
Galerie Nathalie Obadia
Galerie La Patinoire Royale Bach
Gauli Zitter
Gladstone Gallery
Grège Gallery
Harlan Levey Projects
Hopstreet Gallery
Irène Laub Gallery
Jan Mot
KIN
Lee Bauwens Gallery
LMNO
Lodovico Corsini
Martins&Montero
MARUANI MERCIER
Meessen
Mendes Wood DM
Michel Rein
Modesti Pedriolle Gallery
Montoro 12
Nino Mier Gallery
Nosbaum Reding
Pierre Marie Giraud
QG Gallery
rodolphe janssen
Sorry We’re Closed
Spazio Nobile
Stems Gallery
Super Dakota
SYBIL
Templon
Whitehouse Gallery
Wouters Gallery
Xavier Hufkens
RendezVous − Brussels Art Week is a new organisation celebrating the richness and variety of the contemporary Brussels art scene. This annual event takes place mid-September, and unites the city’s many contemporary art galleries to collectively celebrate the kick-off of the artistic season.
“ For us and for many, Brussels is a unique place. Conveniently central, discreetly humble - surrounded by big sisters such as London and Paris, but brimming with a creative energy that is ferocious. A metropolis where perfumed fur coats rustle against grimy leather rave jackets, where day meets night the way Magritte imagined it, where you can have an apéro with a gueuze, a pintje ou bien une coupe des bulles. Where young artists can still afford to live and create, whilst a network of immaculate galleries, renowned institutions and experimental artist-run spaces offer a plethora of impressive exhibitions and transdisciplinary events. A city defined by an enriching diversity, a charming chaos, an avant-garde that has been going steady for over 100 years, and where new trends inscribe themselves onto a canvas of strong art historical traditions. An inspiring melting pot for local and international artists, curators, gallerists, researchers, philosophers, collectors and art dealers.”
— Laure Decock & Evelyn Simons, founders RendezVous
“ For us and for many, Brussels is a unique place. Conveniently central, discreetly humble - surrounded by big sisters such as London and Paris, but brimming with a creative energy that is ferocious. A metropolis where perfumed fur coats rustle against grimy leather rave jackets, where day meets night the way Magritte imagined it, where you can have an apéro with a gueuze, a pintje ou bien une coupe des bulles. Where young artists can still afford to live and create, whilst a network of immaculate galleries, renowned institutions and experimental artist-run spaces offer a plethora of impressive exhibitions and transdisciplinary events. A city defined by an enriching diversity, a charming chaos, an avant-garde that has been going steady for over 100 years, and where new trends inscribe themselves onto a canvas of strong art historical traditions. An inspiring melting pot for local and international artists, curators, gallerists, researchers, philosophers, collectors and art dealers.”
— Laure Decock & Evelyn Simons, founders RendezVous
- Founders Laure Decock and Evelyn Simons have both been operating in the Brussels’ art field and beyond for the past 10 years. Laure has worked for galleries such as Almine Rech Gallery, Albert Baronian and Axel Vervoordt, and served as a consultant with focus on fundraising for WIELS, La Loge and Netwerk Aalst. She was a founding member of Elders Collectief. Evelyn has been active as a curator, both freelance (for Fondazione Prada, Casino Luxembourg, KANAL, FOMU and others) as well as in artistic directional roles at Horst Arts & Music and Fondation CAB. She regularly writes artist statements, exhibition texts and exhibition reviews for national and international magazines.
- Their complementary backgrounds combine experiences in working with galleries, private foundations and public institutions; working on strategy, development, partnerships and fundraising; as well as curating and writing on contemporary art. Passionate about the richness and variety of the Brussels’ art scene, they are excited to bundle their expertise, ambitions and network for this celebration of contemporary art in a city they both call home.
www.lauredecock.com
www.evelynsimons.com